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Friday, April 26, 2024

Helping your soil be all it can be

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Media contact:
Debbie Johnson
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9183
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Jennifer Schutter, 660-665-9866

Related radio news story by Debbie Johnson. For downloadable broadcast-quality audio, contact Johnson at 573-882-9183.

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. – The earth beneath your feet...

Northwest farmers prepare for planting a year after flood

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Media contact:
Roger Meissen
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-884-8696
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Wayne Flanary, 660-446-3724

HOLT COUNTY, Mo. – Temporary levees serve as signposts on the road to recovery from floods in northwestern Missouri that brought thousands of acres of...

USDA Announces Investments in Bioenergy Research and Development to Spur New...

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KING OF PRUSSIA, Pa., Jan. 11, 2013—Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack visited a state-of-the-art bioindustrial facility at Renmatix today, where he announced $25 million to fund research and development of next-generation renewable energy and high-value biobased products from a variety of biomass sources....

Grasshopper control in winter wheat and canola

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STILLWATER, Okla. – Two years of historic drought have left parts of Oklahoma and the region with an abundant supply of hungry grasshoppers, which is bad news for winter wheat and canola producers....

Meat Animal Evaluation Team wins another championship

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Competing on their home turf in Stillwater, the OSU Cowboys did not just claim the 2015 Meat Animal Evaluation Contest national championship; they did it with style. In the 51-year history of the contest, no total team score or animal market division score has ever been higher than this year’s OSU team.

“We couldn’t be prouder of the hard work and d...

New USDA Fact Sheets Illustrate State-by-State Benefits of Trans-Pacific Partnership

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WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2015 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today released a series of fact sheets illustrating how the newly reached Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement can boost the U.S. agriculture industry, supporting more American jobs and driving the nation’s rural economy. Created by the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FA...

August surprise: Lycoris

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Media contact:
Curt Wohleber
Senior Information Specialist
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-5409
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: David H. Trinklein, 573-882-9631

COLUMBIA, Mo.– For Missouri gardeners, August may be the cruelest month. Plants are showing wear and tear from summer heat, the luster of...

Growing demand for butter is boosting dairy industry

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Media contact:
Jason Vance
Writer
University of Missouri Extension
Phone: 573-882-9731
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Scott Brown, 573-882-3861

COLUMBIA, Mo. – The growing number of Americans opting for butter over margarine and other oils has given the U.S. dairy industry a much-needed boost.

“That’s one of the reasons why...

OSU student participating in National University Innovation Fellows program

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Jennifer Mayo Oklahoma State University senior Jennifer Mayo, a health education and promotion major in the College of Education, recently joined University Innovation Fellows, a prestigious national program that empowers student leaders to catalyze more entrepreneurial activity on their campuses.   

“We are exceptionally proud of the work Jennifer is...

High prices offset some crop yield loss, say MU agricultural economists...

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Media contact:
Duane Dailey
Senior Writer
University of Missouri Cooperative Media Group
Phone: 573-882-9181
E-Mail: [email protected]

Story source: Scott Brown, 573-882-3861

COLUMBIA, Mo. – Despite drought, Missouri net farm income could reach almost $2.8 billion for 2012. That ranks above the average for 2004 to 2011, but below 2011, which hit...

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